Shingling-bracket



(No Model.)

' I. HOSIBR. 'SHINGLING BRACKET.

No. 606,144. Patented June 21,1898.

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ArnNr ISAAC I-IOSIER, OF PHILMONT, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part Qf Letters Patent NO. 606,144, dated J une 21, 1898. Application led .Tuly 2l, 1897. Serial No. 645,374. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC HOSIER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philmont, in the county of Columbia, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shin glin g-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to shingling-brackets, the object being to provide a simple and efcient device for sustaining in place scaffolding or staging for the purpose of assisting workmen in shingling roofs and effectually guarding ag'ainst accident to the workmen.

The invention consists in a shinglingbracket embodying certain novel features and details of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Figure l of the accompanying drawings represents a perspective view of my improved shingling-bracket in open position ready for use. Fig. 2 represents a section of a roof, showing my improved shingling-bracket applied thereto.

The same reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in bothv figures.

This improved shingling-bracket is prefer ably constructed of a piece of spring-steel bent in the shape of a U, as indicated at l, and comprises a lower arm 2, an upper arm 3, and a connecting-piece 4. The lower arm 2 is pointed or tapered at its extremity to facilitate the insertion thereof beneath a shingle, and said lower arm is provided with a shank or bolt 5, disposed at right angles thereto and made integral therewith. This bolt 5 is adapted to project through an o pening 6' in the upper arm 3 of the bracket. After passing through the upper arm 3 the shank 5 is provided with a removable thumb-nut 7, which has a screw-threaded engagement with said shank and by means of which the upper and lower arms, ofthe bracket may be broughty nearer together or allowed to move apart. The upper arm 3 of the bracket is bent upward, as indicated at S, and is then brought backward and returned upon itself to form a depending brace or arm 9, which extends substantially at right angles to both the upper and lower arms of the bracket, thereby forming an abutment against which the board or boards of the scaffolding or staging lie. The arm 9 is provided atits lower extremity with prongs or teeth l0, adapted to penetrate a shingle from the upper side and prevent the possibility of the bracket slipping from its engagement with the shingle, thus obtaining a positive and irm hold upon the shingle. The arm 9 is provided on its front face with a series of projecting teeth or spurs 1p1, which are adapted to enter the board or boards of the scaffolding or staging and prevent any liability of the latter from slipping.

In operation two or more of these brackets maybe quickly and readily applied to the shingles of the roof and securely held by turning the thumb-)nuts '7 to cause the spurs 11 to enter the upper side of the shingle and obtain a positive hold thereon. After the brackets are secured in place the boards of the staging or scaffolding may be placed against the arms 9, which extend at right angles to the roof.

The bracket above described will be found very effective in practice and is simple and inexpensive in manufacture.

The brackets may be made in various sizes to suit the required conditions, and various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to y without departing from the principle or sacricing any of the advantages of thel invention.

Iclaim as my invention- 1.?A shingling-bracket comprising a metallic U-shaped body having parallel arms, the end of one of said arms being pointed to adapt it to enter beneath a shingle, the end of the other arm being bent to form an auxiliary U-shaped arm extending at substantially right angles to said parallel arms, said auxiliary arm being provided at its extremity with teeth or spurs adapted to engage a shingle, and means for regulating the distance between said parallel arms and for clamping them in any desired position.

2. A shingling-bracket comprising a U- shaped body having substantially parallel arms, the end of one arm being adapted for insertion beneath a shingle, and the end of the other arm being bent away from the first arm and then recurved or bent upon itself, and extended toward the first arm and at substantially right angles thereto, the said right- IOO angular arm being provided at its extremity specification in the presence of two subscribwith teeth or spurs and along its length with ing Witnesses.'

laterally-projecting spurs or prongs, and

means for regulating the distance between I ISAAC IIOSIER 5 said parallel arms and for Clamping them in Vitnesses:

any desired position. A. 'HOTALING,

In testimony whereof I have signed JLhis FRANK lV. DECKER. 

